Once harnessed as a sexist trope in teenage chick flicks, journaling is now a panacea for modern life.

Top Sensei announcements from Adobe MAX 2020 that made me think I have what it takes to become an artistic savant.

As international luxury houses are forced to be more experimental with their approaches, the structure that the entire industry has run on is slowly but surely dismantling. But this might not be a bad thing.

FROM MODELS SWANNING ABOUT ELEGANTLY – NUMBER TAG IN HAND, MERE INCHES FROM GUESTS IN PACKED-OUT STORES AND SALONS – IN THE ’50S TO CHRISTY, NAOMI, CINDY AND LINDA STRUTTING WITH THEIR ARMS LINKED DOWN THE VERSACE RUNWAY TO THE TUNE OF GEORGE MICHAEL’S FREEDOM IN 1991, THE WAY ONE MOVES WHEN WEARING A GARMENT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT, IF UNDERRATED, PART OF FASHION PRESENTATION. NOW, A NEW LEAGUE OF CHOREOGRAPHY HAS RISEN, AND CREATIVES ARE INCREASINGLY ELEVATING THE TASK OF BRINGING CLOTHES TO LIFE INTO AN ART FORM. GORDON NG REPORTS.

What's the first image that comes to mind when someone starts talking about "soldiers" in a video game context?

The world’s first nomadic distillery is on a quest to rethink the way we produce alcohol.

What makes a business digital-first? The creative minds behind three digital fashion and jewellery enterprises share what it’s like to run in the virtual world.

In a world of one-day deliveries and instant gratification, time has become a luxury many can ill afford.

The “Made in China” stamp may have had a less than appealing connotation before – but that’s not the case anymore. In these pages, the top 10 trends shaping the country’s soft power of design.

AS WITH NEARLY EVERYTHING ELSE, THE FASHION INDUSTRY IS UNDERGOING A RECKONING AND PLENTY OF SELF-QUESTIONING AT THE MOMENT.

The fresh faces at established labels – from Tod’s and Kenzo to Issey Miyake – are the creative forces to watch.

YOON AHN IS SOMETHING OF A GENERATIONAL DEFINER WITH A FIRM PLACE IN BOTH THE INTENSELY MASCULINE WORLD OF STREETWEAR AS CO-FOUNDER OF THE LABEL AMBUSH AND THE HISTORICALLY BOURGEOIS REALM OF HIGH FASHION AS JEWELLERY DIRECTOR AT DIOR HOMME.

WHEN TIE-UPS AND THREE-YEAR-LONG CREATIVE DIRECTOR STINTS HAVE BECOME THE NORM IN FASHION, MONCLER BUCKS THE TREND BY HIRING THE JIL SANDER/PHOEBE PHILO-TRAINED VERONICA LEONI (OPPOSITE) AS THE WOMEN’S CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF ITS 2 MONCLER 1952 LINE.

Singles are opting for video calls as the safest way to date and meet new people. Now, you can cast a wider net to find matches overseas with new in-app features, changing the way singles find love now – and in the future.

From innovative materials to interesting collaborations, these five trends have been showing up in this year’s novelties.

As the Belle Vivier shoe celebrates its 55th anniversary, Jeffrey Yan chats with Gherardo Felloni, Creative Director of Roger Vivier, about taking the heritage brand into a new age.

What exactly encapsulates Singapore style or design? We ask 20 creatives, each an icon in their field, what they think.

Dior’s Rachele Regini has adorned her Chelsea home with colourful artworks and feminist literature that inspire her diverse wardrobe.

Artist and art educator Saharra discusses the importance of art education as coping strategies for our young ones during these unprecedented times.

Every year, we shine a light on 18 distinguished and powerful women in the Great Women Of Our Time Awards.

ACCORDING TO REPORTS, THERE ARE 217,200 SINGAPOREANS LIVING ABROAD.

What happens when food and fashion collide? Michelle Tchea explores the crossroads.

From what they’ve learned about themselves whilst on WFH, to how they envision the brave new world that lies ahead for luxury, BAZAAR asks global designers for their post-pandemic predictions.

Her World celebrates its 60th anniversary this year with the fifth part of the six-month series #HerWorldHerStory to celebrate, define and champion women.

The Singapore fashion community has been innovating ways to cope with the coronavirus crisis.

TWELVE CREATIVES – INCLUDING SOME OF FEMALE’S CLOSEST COLLABORATORS – GIVE US THEIR PERSPECTIVE THROUGH NEVER-BEFORE-PUBLISHED WORKS THAT REFLECT THEIR FRAME OF MIND MID-CIRCUIT BREAKER.

NO TRADITIONAL FASHION SHOOTS ALLOWED? NO PROBLEM.

THE NAME OF WRITER/ARCHITECT BERNARD RUDOFSKY’S FAMOUS 1944 EXHIBITION THAT EXPLORED THE MEANING OF FASHION, THE QUESTION ALSO LIES AT THE HEART OF DIOR PRE-FALL 2020.

Social distancing may be the new normal, but staying in doesn’t have to be a claustrophobic nightmare. The Her World team has put together a selection of things to try while being indoors, because we’re here to support you #HerWorldWithYou.

When computers were first created in the 1960s, keyboards were the only way one could input commands.

FOR ALL OF FASHION’S FINERY AND GLAMOUR, MENTAL HEALTH ISN’T SOMETHING THAT IT’S NAILED GOING BY THE LUMINARIES IT HAS CLAIMED (THIS YEAR MARKS THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF ALEXANDER MCQUEEN’S TRAGIC SUICIDE).

Happiness is a state of mind. Here’s how to unlock and train your brain.

To paraphrase an old adage, we at The Peak believe in dressing for the world we want.

IN THE OVER THREE DECADES HE’S SPENT AS THE CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF MAX MARA, IAN GRIFFITHS HAS ALWAYS IMBUED HIS COLLECTIONS FOR THE ITALIAN LUXURY LABEL WITH A SENSE OF POSITIVITY.

JOINING THE SHELVES OF CELINE, HERMES AND MORE OF THE WORLD’S MOST WELL-LOVED AND TRENDSETTING LUXURY FASHION HOUSES:

TO PARAPHRASE GEORGE ORWELL, IF THERE’S HOPE FOR THE FUTURE, IT PROBABLY LIES WITH THE NEXT GENERATION.

The spring/summer 2020 runways served up a plethora of modern, graphic looks that ran the gamut from the everyday to the fantastical—highlighted with bold, brilliant colour from eyes to hair. Warning: Wallflowers need not apply.

A safari dress in bottle-green leather encapsulates both the sophistication and escapism Glass wanted to convey

THE FIRST SEASON OF THE NEW DECADE SAW A LEGION OF DESIGNERS ADDRESSING THE ISSUE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND LONGEVITY—WHETHER BY RETHINKING METHODS AND MATERIALS, IMBUING PIECES WITH MEANING AND PRECIOUSNESS TO BE CHERISHED FOREVER, OR STRIPPING BACK THE SUPERFLUOUS TO CRAFT DESIGNS THAT WILL STAND THE TEST OF TIME.

THEY WERE IMPOSSIBLE TO MISS: THOSE DRAMATIC WHITE DRESSES THAT BLOOMED ALL OVER THE SPRING/SUMMER 2020 RUNWAYS, EVOKING A CERTAIN SWEET NOSTALGIA.

The New Silhouette (for more hip room) The Collaboration of Collaborations (DVN X CL) The BV Mania (we mean Bottega Veneta) The Roman Sandal (feminine yet comfy) The Froth & Frou (flounce & volume) The Return of The Croc (and we don’t mean the shoe brand)

The husband-and-wife co-founders of contemporary womenswear label Beyond The Vines are using their complementary expertise to build a brand that offers thoughtful clothes for every woman.

Another year, another set of true wireless earbuds. This year the competition has only gotten stiffer, with Bluetooth 5.0 and water resistance becoming the norm. But there’s far more competition too. Here’s your definitive true wireless shootout.

Michael Ng (@mindflyer), Illustrator and founder llustration Arts Fest

The bold, the brilliant, and the beautiful on celebrating the power and joys of fashion.

( IF YOU HAPPEN TO FALL INTO THIS PARTICULAR GROUP OF PEOPLE )

After London, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Seoul, the fifth chapter of the travelling Mademoiselle Prive exhibition opened in Tokyo’s Shinagawa-Ku in October 2019. Ng Yi Lian paid a visit.

Your loved ones will look sharper in an instant with these sophisticated finishing touches that are designed for the long haul.

SINGAPORE'S MOST NOTABLE INTERIOR DESIGN FIRMS OF 2019 AND THEIR OUTSTANDING PROJECTS.

Kenzo Takada, who retired from fashion more than 20 years ago, is now channelling his creative juices into styling homes and interior design. Despite the change, the 80-year-old innovator, who remains rooted in his design philosophy, discusses his legacy and the recurring Japanese influences on his bodies of work.

Bringing together the best of Microsoft and Google, this dual-screen device is two 5.6-inch displays held together by an elaborate 360-degree hinge.

Mark Wee shares his thoughts about the importance of the Skills Framework for Design program and how it can benefit both the workforce and local companies.

The stars are here to help navigate your light, love and energy as you ease into 2020.

What if your work is your dream? Hear how these young movers calling and shakers followed their hearts and found their purpose.

An imaginative showcase of upcycled objects arrives on our shores.

This month's chic list.

Lucia Pica’s Parisian home is as fresh and bold as the makeup looks she creates for Chanel.

Salvatore Ferragamo’s new Creative Director talks to Eugenie Kelly about designing from the feet up, living next door to the royals and his take-no-prisoners approach to luxury.

Two distinct camps defined the fall/winter 2019 runways: Pessimism and optimism, marching down as either militant survivors or bohemian daydreamers, each expressing the fashion world’s fight-or-flight responses to political turmoil.

Ever wondered how to reuse toilet paper rolls, instead of simply discarding them? Well, Paris-based artists Anastassia Elias and Junior Fritz Jacquet have found creative ways to transform them into whimsical miniature universes and captivating face masks.

This creative hub in Copenhagen has a co-working space, coffee shop, restaurant, concept store and hotel all under the same roof.

The rise of local design competitions brings opportunity for young designers to showcase their talent. Here are some of the brand initiatives to get the creative juices going.

A new wave of interior designers have brought forth innovation, awe-inspiring designs and an almost-obsessive appreciation for detail. Here are 10 stellar studios – all established within the last five years – that are turning heads with their fresh approach.

A 70-year old Japanese athletic brand gets a bold dose of club fashion, with bright colours and logo play. But Onitsuka Tiger is much more than just another hypebeast brand, as Gracie Stewart discovers in Bangkok.

Restore, revive and reinvigorate! Whatever your mane issues are, there’s a hair product or treatment that will help target your hair concerns.

Underground, misfit, weird, and 100 per cent wonderful that way. Way before such attributes became Gen Z buzzwords, the DJ/boutique owner/nightlife impresario was steadily living and dressing up by them.

Start each day with good thoughts and goal-getting energy by looking on the bright side – one way is using creative visualisation to bring you closer to achieving and creating what you want in your life.

Leon Lai thought he was done with advertising, but advertising wasn’t done with him. His last-ditch effort to make his mark in this industry wound up giving Singapore the regional spotlight it deserves.

Running out of room in your work or study zone? We’ve got you covered with cool layout and styling tips.

School’s out but the learning doesn’t stop there! Here are 20 places with enjoyable yet educational activities for your kids to experience in the month of June.

This Singaporean designer created waves at the Milan Fair with her latest project.

How do we, the progressive women’s fashion and beauty magazine, celebrate turning 45?

ALL THE BUZZ IN FASHION.

Just as Huawei is empowering its phoneswith better AI and camera technology,these two home-grown entrepreneursare also changing the game with theirbusiness savvy and style.

Out of the brutal gauntlet that is the HWM and HardwareZone.com testing labs, only the worthy are bestowed with the coveted Editor's Choice. Herein lies the best products and innovations of 2018.

Out of the brutal gauntlet that is the HWM and HardwareZone.com testing labs, only the worthy are bestowed with the coveted Editor's Choice. Herein lies the best products and innovations of 2018.

What’s Normal And When To Worry

EVERYONE EXPECTED RICCARDO TISCI’S DEBUT FOR THE BRITISH HERITAGE LABEL TO BE A HYPED-OUT, CELEBRITY– CHARGED AFFAIR – AND THEN IT WAS ANYTHING BUT.

The latest hybrid trend brings together artisanal whimsy and the great outdoors.

M-sized, embroidered canvas Baguette, $9,600. All Baguettes have a card slot.

ALL THE BUZZ IN FASHION.

Or how your brain needs your eyes to help trick your ears into hearing what’s not there.

Artificial Intelligence has always been a subject of debate, especially among creatives

There has never been a better time to change it up, for the latest makeup is confident, fearless and inclusive.

A look at how unnatural headphones are and what is being done to fix them.

THEY’RE COOL, CREATIVE, FASHIONABLE – AND ARE MAKING A STATEMENT ABOUT SUSTAINABLE LIVING IN THEIR OWN WAY. KENG YANG SHUEN MEETS FIVE WOMEN IN SINGAPORE WHO ARE REDEFINING WHAT IT MEANS TO BE ECO-CHIC.

For these dashing honchos, style is going against the grain, and not with a little chutzpah.

We share three ways to practise arts therapy, an excellent method of self-care, at home.

Magic Square might be the hottest new restaurant trending on social media, but there is a lot more than meets the eye to this pop-up helmed by three previously unknown local chefs.

Breathe new life into your hair and scalp with our definitive guide to the most pampering treatments and salon services around the island

An adjective which means using imagination or original ideas to create something. Also a noun used to describe a person whose job involves creative work.

What we know of fashion justseems to keep on changing. Who are the new influencers? Whatare the new staples? Do seasonsand gender matter? The designersbehind three labels to watch nowgive their take. By Keng Yang Shuen and Imran Jalal.

Call it a successful mid-career switch if you will – French transplant Elodie Bellegarde was working in a Savile Row tailoring house, but found herself craving creative stimulation. She went back to school to take up a new discipline – culinary arts – and eventually settled in Singapore with her new calling. These days, Bellegarde’s gone from amateur cook to cookbook author (Kitchen Stories, co-written with pastry chef Denise Hung), and does food styling and photography for a diverse and impressive roster of clients such as Hermes, Singapore Airlines and Cadbury. Up next: a collaboration with a Japan-based start-up that specialises in environmental sustainability, a cause Bellegarde believes in strongly.

It’s not hard to see how this 29-year old has amassed a whopping 53K followers on her Instagram account @tofurier. The food stylist/photographer is one half of creative agency Studio Oooze with her husband Sean Ashley Gabriel, and her works – almost always bursting with vivid pop hues – range from a picture of a cherry tomato flying off a playground swing made of farfalle, to austere tableaux inspired by the still lifes of 17th century artist Juan Sanchez Cotan. Colours aside, a distinctly humorous eye runs through all her imagery. “People are getting more adventurous when shooting their food: The current trend is excess, overly styled sets showing manicured food, variety and quantity,” she says – her approach little different from that of a creative director at a fashion shoot. “I believe we will be seeing more deliciously ugly foods, or styling with more storytelling intent.” That creative POV has caught the eye of bigwigs such as Apple, Louis Vuitton and Chanel, among her numerous clients. Come late 2018, expect a collaboration with a local fashion brand in which there’ll be “many lifestyle items to complement the everyday life”.

In the interior and architecture industry, the spotlight is often on dynamic design hubs like Copenhagen and Milan. Here’s a round-up of thriving yet underrated creative cities that you should also keep an eye on, and the sites to check out when you visit!

It’s not just about learning to read and write. EVELINE GAN finds out what every parent should know about how early literacy is taught in Singapore preschools.

A hotel and hostel in Little India.

Designer interiors, hip F&B outlets, the trendiest fitness classes and, most importantly, a vibrant crowd to mingle with – the latest members’ clubs in Singapore are your antidote to social media and a life spent on a smartphone. Karen Tee reports.

Designer interiors, hip F&B outlets, the trendiest fitness classes and, most importantly, a vibrant crowd to mingle with – the latest members’ clubs in Singapore are your antidote to social media and a life spent on a smartphone. Karen Tee reports.

Hear the word ‘drone’, and you’re probably thinking of the kind that fiies, but this drone is designed to swim instead. The PowerRay is a lifestyle underwater robot, featuring multiple conflgurations and add-on components that will allow you to do anything from shooting cool underwater photos and videos, to finding fish through sonar detection. It has a 4K 95-degree wide-angle underwater camera, and can operate at depths up to 30 meters in both freshwater and saltwater environments with a four hour battery life.

WHEN IT COMES TO OLD PROPERTIES, KAREN TAN SEES DIAMONDS WHERE OTHERS SEE COAL.

Zoom in on the mood boards and style notes of global creatives from the worlds of fashion, photography, gastronomy and urban art.

This March holidays, expand your kids’ repertoires with these enrichment classes for swimming, Maths, art and more. With classes available for infants to primary school children, there’s sure to be something for everyone.

They get your online spoils to you, stat. They fix your acne woes and your clogged bathroom pipes. They sell your unwanted goods. And give stray animals a home. Clara How, Hoe I Yune and Davelle Lee meet the men who solve our problems and make our lives easier. So how could we not love them?

NINA-MARIA NITSCHE, BRIONI.

Louis Vuitton’s ever-inventive Artistic Director, Nicolas Ghesquière, is taking the venerable French fashion house on a futuristic odyssey.

Creative is a brand best known for its wide range of audio products, including speakers, sound cards, headphones, and even amplifiers. Its Sound BlasterX line comprises mainly gaming headphones, but that family has now diversified to include Creative’s first ever mechanical keyboard.

Zegna alum returns to the world’s largest menswear brand with big plans for it.

They’ve paid their dues, inherited the brands, and presented the collections. Now, SARA WEE shows you what to buy.

Three fashion houses we love have appointed new creative directors. Here’s what you need to know.

H&M creative adviser Ann-Sofie Johansson, and Kenzo creative directors Carol Lim and Humberto Leon, tell SARA WEE why the Kenzo x H&M collaboration is worth queueing up for – and what their favourite pieces are.

The mental hurdle you get when brainstorming or working on a project? It’s normal. But you can bulldoze your way through it, say creativity experts.

The simple wood-and-white look of this couple’s home sets the stage for their creative and vibrant art pieces.

If there’s one thing the Italians know, it’s passion. Bulgari’s Lucia Silvestri and Giampaolo Della Croce speak to Debby Kwong about their designs, dreams and delicious desires

It can get exhausting keeping up with trends. Thisi's why there’s something to be said for the latests tyles for autumn/winter 2016/17, with fresh updates for many timeless standards: checks, military-inspired looks, and even that good ol’ fashion staple, black. You can choose to adopt the season’s new takes on these classics–or simply unearth pieces that might already be in your wardrobe.

Illustration, that ambiguous genre between fine art and commercial design, has never been more dynamic – or multifaceted. From a painter making Instagram art for a fashion house to a graphic designer bringing back the old-world glamour of fashion sketches, Lucy Rees puts the spotlight on the most fashionable Singapore names to know now.

The latest edition of our annual signature runway event had all the elements of a night out to rival a fashion week party. Jolaine chua breaks down what went down by the numbers.

One of the most powerful portable speakers we’ve seen in its class/ size, now with smarts built-in.

Fuse CC is a new application in the ever evolving Creative Cloud suite of creative software from Adobe, and it allows you to easily build realistic 3D characters with little or no 3D experience. These characters can then be used in Adobe Photoshop CC, where you can give them poses for designs and mockups or even animate them for output to video.In this first of a series of tutorials, we’ve got Adobe’s Paul Burnett taking us through the basics of using Fuse CC.

In his penultimate collection for Dunhill, creative director John Ray celebrates the idiosyncratic character of English style.

To discover Berlin is to discover a city with aesthetic appeal

Some might call them influencers ; we call them influential. Meet the F-Collective : Women who are making a difference in the local creative scene with their daring and vision, never mind the instagram count.